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Ansel Addams Wilderness
Coordinates: East central California Elevation: Varies, over 10,000 feet
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The Ansel Adams Wilderness is in the northern High Sierra Nevada of California and located in the Sierra and Inyo National Forests. The wilderness spans 231,533 acres (93,698 ha) with elevations from 3,500 to 13,157 feet (1,067 to 4,010 m).
Yosemite National Park is to the north.
The John Muir Wilderness is to the south.
The Ansel Adams wilderness contains substantial area above treeline, at approximately 9,600 to 10,400 feet (2,900 to 3,200 m) containing alpine meadows and fellfields, with a large number of glacial lakes.
Below treeline, the wilderness is dominated by lodgepole pine, red fir, and Jeffrey pine, depending on elevation.
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